Tokyu Corporation

"Tokyu" and "Tokyu Group" redirect here. For other uses, see Tokyu (disambiguation).
Tokyu Corporation
Tokyu, Tōkyū Dentetsu, Tōkyō Kyūkō (before 2006), TKK (from Tokyo Kyuko Kabushikigaisha)
Native name
東急株式会社
Tōkyū kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyTokyo Express Electric Railway (1942-2019)
Company typePublic (Kabushiki gaisha)
IndustryConglomerate
Predecessor
  • Musashi Electric Railway
  • Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway
FoundedMay 16, 1910; 114 years ago (1910-05-16) (as Musashi Electric Railway Company; renamed Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway in October 25, 1924; 100 years ago (1924-10-25))
September 2, 1922; 102 years ago (1922-09-02) (Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway)
October 16, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-10-16) (current iteration of company)
Renamed Tokyu in May 1, 1942; 82 years ago (1942-05-01)
FounderKeita Goto
Headquarters
5-6 Nanpeidaichō, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Tokyo and Kanagawa
Key people
President-Director Chairperson Representative Director
Kiyobumi Kamijo Toshiaki Koshimura
ServicesPassenger railways
Other related services
OwnerMTBJ investment trusts (8.04%)
Dai-ichi Life (5.55%)
Custody Bank of Japan investment trusts (4.32%)
Nippon Life (3.89%)
SMTB (3.70%)
ParentTokyu Group
Websitewww.tokyu.co.jp
Tokyu Railways Company, Ltd.[1]
Tokyu, Tōkyū Dentetsu, Tōkyō Kyūkō (before 2006), TKK (from Tokyo Kyuko Kabushikigaisha)
Native name
東急電鉄株式会社
Tōkyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPrivate railroad
FoundedApril 25, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-25) (incorporation)
October 1, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-01) (effective reorganization)
FounderKeita Goto
HeadquartersShibuya First Place
8-16 Shinsenchō,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Tokyo and Kanagawa
Key people
Hirofumi Nomoto (CEO)
ServicesPassenger railways
Other related services
OwnerTokyu Group
ParentTokyu Corporation
Websitewww.tokyu.co.jp/railway

The Tokyu Corporation (東急株式会社, Tōkyū kabushiki-gaisha), a contraction of and formerly Tōkyō Kyūkō Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha (東京急行電鉄株式会社, "Tokyo Express Electric Railway Share Company") until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese keiretsu or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is the Tokyu Railways Company, Ltd.[1] (ja:東急電鉄株式会社, Tōkyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha), a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area.

  1. ^ a b "Company Profile｜Company Outline｜Tokyu Railways". 東急電鉄. Retrieved 2020-05-22.